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... errors into which I had fallen by supposing that bigotry was not , as much as any other passion , a moral element . To this discovery , the following attempt to embody the spirit of the ecclesi- astical Reformation at its beginning , is ...
... errors into which I had fallen by supposing that bigotry was not , as much as any other passion , a moral element . To this discovery , the following attempt to embody the spirit of the ecclesi- astical Reformation at its beginning , is ...
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... errors ; you know in what they consist , I should only make havoc if I attempted to teach him . " The rigid father was disappointed on re- ceiving this answer ; it betrayed a moderation which he did not approve , but determined to do ...
... errors ; you know in what they consist , I should only make havoc if I attempted to teach him . " The rigid father was disappointed on re- ceiving this answer ; it betrayed a moderation which he did not approve , but determined to do ...
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... error . It is not right to punish men first , and after- wards instruct them ; punishment and instruc- tion should go together , or the latter should have precedence . " At this crisis of their conversation , Matilda entered . She was ...
... error . It is not right to punish men first , and after- wards instruct them ; punishment and instruc- tion should go together , or the latter should have precedence . " At this crisis of their conversation , Matilda entered . She was ...
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... errors hatched by some accursed cock- atrice ; but I was so amazed at what he did and said , that I have no right recollection of it . " The Baron , who had not entirely recovered his composure , added , " It is all of a piece . The old ...
... errors hatched by some accursed cock- atrice ; but I was so amazed at what he did and said , that I have no right recollection of it . " The Baron , who had not entirely recovered his composure , added , " It is all of a piece . The old ...
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... errors of man- kind as the effects of voluntary sinfulness . In his own conduct spotless , he thought his ex- cellence in manner the result of virtue ; for he had never found it necessary to restrain those prone inclinations which he ...
... errors of man- kind as the effects of voluntary sinfulness . In his own conduct spotless , he thought his ex- cellence in manner the result of virtue ; for he had never found it necessary to restrain those prone inclinations which he ...
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Page 208 - MARY'S DREAM The moon had climbed the highest hill Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tower and tree; When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea, When, soft and low, a voice was heard, Saying: "Mary, weep no more for me!
Page 178 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Page 5 - IMMEDIATELY after the celebrated battle of Pavia, in which Francis I. of France was taken prisoner by the Emperor Charles V...
Page 8 - But her self-command altogether forsook her, when, after the prescribed formula of service was at an end, her uncle again kneeled down reverently on the cushion by his bed-side, and prayed fervently for her and for her future happiness, and that the Almighty protection might be extended over her when it should please Heaven to remove him from this earthly scene. And when, as connected with this dearest object of his heart, he put up earnest petitions for him who was already destined to be her husband...